But I think it’s still ... doe-eyed and utterly unintimidating, especially if you compare it to an Audi RS7, AMG CLS, or M6 Gran Coupe. All three of which scare small children and can’t be shown on TV before 9 p.m. at night.

Because it’s not a “real” Porsche...

The 968 Turbo RS: Because your 911 3.8 RSR sucks by comparison.

Top-down Miata driving on Jan 14th is always fun, though.

Waaaaaay too early for a GT86 replacement. The Toyobarus only just now hit revision 2. I somewhat expect the Toyobarus to have three revisions per generation like the Mazda Miata.

Calling it: Project Titan is not a car. It’s a battlemech.

A bigger reason was because Porsche’s car was effectively invalidated by rule changes. They didn’t want to start powertrain development over, so they just let Audi do their thing.

The free Porsche courses are a 90-minute course.

I hope in 25 years there’s a thread about someone having a meticulously kept Mitsubishi Raider, with something like 70,000 miles on it, but in showroom (or better than showroom) condition. One of those cars no one would ever expect anyone to take amazing care of.

I’ve driven a Fiat 500 (an L at that, sew fancy!) and a Citroën 2CV with the 425cc. Those were interesting, despite being slow, because you had to manage your speed (especially in hilly areas) rather carefully. You did everything in your power to not scrub speed, ever.

If I were someone who normally spent a lot of time in the air, I would strongly consider something that is grounded to the ground for contrast:

Not cheaply.

All 981s have identical gearing for a given transmission (manual or PDK — PDK not applying to the GT4 or Spyder), whether they have the 2.7L, the 3.4L in either S or GTS spec, or the 3.8L.

981, manual (only option offered). It’s absolutely my forever car. Needs a bit more front grip, and to be a bit less refined and more raw (which is where much of the initial tweaking effort will be focused).

A big part of it was tire technology at the time.

Pretty sure this would be part of JFK’s speech today:

<belabored sigh> Fiiiiiiiinee...

Dunno, but I await to hear your story on a Lifetime afternoon special.

I’ve been daily-ing roadsters in New England for almost the entirety of the past decade. Moreover, my primary rule is top-down always so long as it’s not raining (or if raining, if I’m going fast enough). 10F and top-down is a bit uncomfortable, but it makes it interesting.

Fairly certain if you drove around Los Angeles or Vancouver long enough you’d see exactly that.